Katharine McPhee moved with her parents and sister to
Sherman Oaks when she was 12 years old. McPhee has been singing since the age of
two. Her mother, Patricia Burch McPhee[1] (stage name Peisha Arten), a vocal
coach and accomplished cabaret singer, recognized a talent for music in her
daughter and decided to train her. Her father, Daniel McPhee, is a television
producer and her older sister, Adriana Burch McPhee (born June 30, 1982) is an
aspiring producer as well. McPhee has a pet Chihuahua named Nena that sometimes
accompanies her to photo shoots and recording sessions.
McPhee graduated in 2002 from Notre Dame High School. At Notre Dame, McPhee was
a student body vice president, a varsity swimmer, and a thespian. She performed
in school plays with her elder sister Adriana; both sisters were Homecoming
Princess nominees in their senior year.
Afterward, McPhee attended Boston Conservatory for three semesters, majoring in
musical theater. McPhee left the college due to her manager's suggestion that
she try out for television pilots in Los Angeles. In a People news article it
was reported that she was rejected in "only 195 out of 200 auditions. She was
eventually cast as "Paramount Girl" in the 2006 musical film about the life of
Hank Garland, Crazy Other early acting endeavors included lead actress in local
professional productions of Annie Get Your Gun and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. She
was nominated in 2005 for the Theatre L.A. Ovation Award for her lead role in
Annie Get Your Gun. McPhee was also part of a failed mall-based MTV soap opera
entitled You Are Here, playing the older sister of a more popular younger
sister. In the soap opera she was jealous of her popular younger sister.

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